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I could never figure out the traditional 7 deadly sins thing, because gluttony and greed seem to be synonymous to me personally.
I throw all sin under the same idea: it is anything you place before God all the time.Technically, the Seven Deadly Sins don't exist in the Bible. Proverbs 6 does mention six sins that God hates, seven that He finds detestable.
"There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community."
As you can see, gluttony is not mentioned in this passage. Gluttony, and surrounding subject matter, is mentioned in a number of places:
Philippians 3:19
Proverbs 23:20, 21
Proverbs 23:2
Proverbs 25:16
1 Corinthians 3:16, 17
Psalm 78:18
Deuteronomy 21:20
1 Corinthians 6:12 (Being enslaved by something, e.g. gluttony)
... and, of course, many more.
Maybe if you are too full to eat, but you see dessert and want it, but eat 3 slices of cake anyways and can barely move afterwards, maybe that is considered gluttony. Ive been guilty of that many times. Im sure there is a more detailed and contextual meaning to Gluttony.Is it only if I eat so much I get very overweight or is it any eating beyond what's absolutely needed to survive? With other sins it's pretty obvious, stealing makes you a thief so don't do it at all, lying makes you a liar so don't do it at all, and so on. But eating is something I have to do so I can't just avoid the issue entirely.
Technically, the Seven Deadly Sins don't exist in the Bible. Proverbs 6 does mention six sins that God hates, seven that He finds detestable.
"There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community."
As you can see, gluttony is not mentioned in this passage. Gluttony, and surrounding subject matter, is mentioned in a number of places:
Philippians 3:19
Proverbs 23:20, 21
Proverbs 23:2
Proverbs 25:16
1 Corinthians 3:16, 17
Psalm 78:18
Deuteronomy 21:20
1 Corinthians 6:12 (Being enslaved by something, e.g. gluttony)
... and, of course, many more.
Is it only if I eat so much I get very overweight or is it any eating beyond what's absolutely needed to survive? With other sins it's pretty obvious, stealing makes you a thief so don't do it at all, lying makes you a liar so don't do it at all, and so on. But eating is something I have to do so I can't just avoid the issue entirely.
If being drunk is when you have had to much alcohol then gluttony is when you had to much to eat. But I question what the bible is really getting at here. With being drunk is it talking every instance you've had "one too many" or is it talking about habitual drunkenness 'cause I get the feeling it is closer to the latter. The same goes for gluttony is this about the spoonful that puts you over the top or habitual over-eating. I have a feeling the two should be defined similarly and if you can on occasion indulge a little with food then the same should be said with alcohol but if one is forbidden then other should be too.
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